The Development Policy Forum ‘Future World’ Evening Debate on 28 June examined the unparalleled success of the Foundation Vicente Ferrer’s development project in India’s Anantapur region in the context of redoubled global efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  The Fundacion Vicente Ferrer has quietly evolved in India’s Anantapur region for the last 40 years with an impressive record of success in 2,313 villages, combining six areas of work to create an integrated development model that focuses on helping others to help themselves. This social development project, nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, has transformed what was once one of India’s poorest areas into a vibrant and self-sufficient region offering education, sustainable agriculture, quality of life and empowered local governance for 2.5 million people in over 2,000 communities. “The Anantapur project tells us an important story at a time when everyone is looking for their own MDG,” offered Stefano Manservisi, European Commission Director General for Development. “We will never succeed in the fight against hunger, against HIV/AIDS, against maternal mortality if we do not approach development and the MDGs in a comprehensive way.” Charles Goerens, Member of the Development Committee of the European Parliament declared that such initiatives should be presented to the G20.